In Coutinho's case, a neurosurgeon said the harpoon was millimeters away from vital arteries.

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Her mother, sociology professor Dolores Pereira Coutinho, 50, campaigned for months before taking legal action.

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Carragher hit the post but Liverpool saw off QPR 1-0 at Anfield with Philippe Coutinho scoring the only goal.

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Mrs Coutinho tried to delete the profile on her own for seven months, without success, receiving only automatic replies.

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"This 'wailing wall' just makes me suffer too much, " Juliana's mother, sociology professor Dolores Pereira Coutinho, earlier told the BBC.

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However, Mrs Coutinho kept up her campaign pressing the social network's office in Sao Paulo for a decision over several months.

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Last month, Bruno Barcellos de Souza Coutinho, 34, was cleaning his harpoon when it misfired and pierced the corner of his left eye and his skull.

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